Defending champion
2×
titles here
There's No Place Like Smoke won the most recent scored edition (2021-10-08).
- Oct 8, 2021
Anchor City Cook Off (POSTPONED) 2022
Oct 7–8, 2022 · Centralia, MO · State championship
⏳ No results on file — KCBS hasn’t published scores for this contest (Oct 7–8, 2022). This page checks every night.
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Reps: Donna Young, Ed Young · Prize money: $5,100
The Anchor City Cook Off (POSTPONED) 2022 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest held on October 7, 2022 in Centralia, MO. This is the 9th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by There's No Place Like Smoke; the next was held in 2023.
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
No scores yet — here is what the record book says about the contest they are walking into.
Contest record
700.5484
the score to beat here
The highest overall score here is 700.5484, set by THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE in 2018.
- 2018
- THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
Typical draw
27
teams on an average year
This contest has averaged 27 teams across 8 scored editions.
- biggest 34
- 8 scored editions
The regulars
7×
visits by the most frequent entrant
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has cooked this contest 7 times — more than any other team in the data.
- SMOKE THIS BBQ MO ×7
- SMOKIN O BBQ ×7
- UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC ×7
- THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE ×5 · 2 GCs
- AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW ×5
Storylines (1 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 10 tracked editions
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE has won this contest 3 times across its 10 tracked editions.
- 2018
- 2021
- 2023
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2013 | Centralia, MO | Centralia, MO | 29 | 688.5372 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Centralia, MO | Centralia, MO 65240 | 27 | 694.2400 | GETTIN' BASTED | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Centralia, MO | Centralia, MO 65240 | 20 | 693.6688 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Centralia, MO | City Sq | 34 | 697.0744 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | SMOKIN O BBQ |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Centralia, MO | 101 W Singleton | 27 | 698.7768 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | SMOKIN O BBQ |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Centralia, MO | 101 W Singleton | 33 | 700.5484 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | POLITICAL PORK |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Centralia, MO | City Square | 25 | 699.9428 | Gettin Basted | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Centralia, MO | Centralia, MO 65240 | 19 | 699.9544 | There's No Place Like Smoke | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| Oct 7, 2022 ← this one | Centralia, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Centralia, MO | 114 S. Rollins St. | 13 | 703.3712 | There's No Place Like Smoke | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |